Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
Lot number: 237 Price realized: 1,800 USD (Approx. 1,649 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: ISLANDS off TROAS, Tenedos. Circa 190s BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 16.87 g, 12h). In the name and types of Lysimachos of Thrace. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; monogram and labrys in exergue. Meadows, Double-Axe, Group E, 172 (O12/R23 – this coin, illustrated); Müller –; HGC 6, 389. Lightly toned, some die wear and light deposits, cleaning scratches in field on obverse. Near EF. Extremely rare series, and the only example known of this variety. Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 3 (25 February 2018), lot 146. Estimate: 1500 USD |